The Glitz and Glamour… and Everything Else Behind the Scenes at SOCAN (IP Intensive Reflection)

Copyrights & The Cobra Pose: Flexing My Musical Muscles at SOCAN (IP Intensive Reflection)

Royalty-Free Music and Virtual Concerts: The Future of the Entertainment Industry?

A Semester of Bliss during a Pandemic: My Internship at SOCAN (IP Intensive Reflection)

Music, Copyright Law and Everything In-Between: A Semester at SOCAN

IP Intensive: A semester at the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (“SOCAN”)

When I first learned about IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program (“IP Intensive”), it was my first week of law school. The pamphlet I picked up from the clubs fair highlighted IP Osgoode’s partnership with SOCAN. I was immediately interested. As a songwriter, I was familiar with SOCAN and the important work […]

IP Intensive: Learning the Value of Experiential Education at SOCAN

When I first learned of Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program (“IP Intensive”) I was in the process of applying to law school. At that time, the IP Intensive caught my attention because it was the only program that offered students the opportunity to complete a multi-week internship at a placement organization heavily […]

IP Intensive: From Tariffs to Bouncy Castles—A Semester at SOCAN

As part of IP Osgoode’s Intellectual Property Law and Technology Intensive Program, students are asked to reflect, then write on their placement experience. All I could think was how perfect my placement at the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers (SOCAN) was, as a musician and SOCAN member, and law student fascinated by infringement.

Not-So-Compulsory Licence: a Proposed (and Rejected) Solution to Copyright Infringement in Derivative Musical Works

In a recent MTV news article, author Miles Raymer opined over the “hopelessly broken” state of the US copyright system. While such a sweeping statement clearly oversimplifies the state of copyright law in the digital era, there may be some truth to it. Raymer focuses particularly on the tension between an ever-increasing market for derivative works […]

IP Intensive: 10 Weeks at SOCAN - Getting Immersed in the World of Copyright Collectives

This past fall, as part of Osgoode's Intellectual Property Law & Technology Intensive Program, I spent ten weeks at the Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). This was my first choice of a placement organization, because I was seeking not just experience in copyright law, but also experience in civil litigation. From […]